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Bobby Darin
(born Walden Robert Cassotto)
(May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973)
was an American
singer,
songwriter,
and actor
who performed
pop,
swing,
folk,
rock and roll,
and
country music.
Darin started his career
as a songwriter
for
Connie Francis.
In 1958,
Darin co-wrote
and recorded his
first million-selling single,
"Splish Splash",
which was followed by
Darin's own song
"Dream Lover",
then his covers of
"Mack the Knife"
and
"Beyond the Sea",
which brought him
worldwide fame.
In 1959,
Darin was the
inaugural winner
of the
Grammy Award
for Best New Artist,
During the 1960s,
Darin became more
politically active
and worked on
Robert F. Kennedy's
Democratic
presidential campaign.
He was present
at the
Ambassador Hotel
in Los Angeles
at the time of
Robert Kennedy's
assassination in
June 1968.
That same year,
Darin discovered
the woman who
had raised him
was his
grandmother,
not his mother
as he thought,
and learned that
the woman
he thought was
his sister
was actually
his mother.
Those events
deeply affected
Darin
and sent him
into a
long period
of seclusion.
Although Darin
made a successful comeback
(in television)
in the early 1970s,
his health was beginning
to fail due to
a weak heart.
The knowledge of
Darin's vulnerability
had always spurred him
on to use his
musical talent
while still young.
Darin died in 1973
at age 37
in a hospital
recovery room
after having
open heart surgery
in Los Angeles
TRACKLIST
Splish Splash
Baby Face
Early in The Morning
Queen of The Hop
Plain Jane
Dream Lover
Mack The Knife
Rhythm Of The Rain
Beyond The Sea
Clementine
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Artificial Flowers
Lazy River
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Irresistible You
Multiplication
What'd I Say
Things
You're The Reason I'm Living
18 Yellow Roses
Lovin You
If I Was A Carpenter
Black Coffee
Someone To Love
The Letter
Splish Splash
(Alternate Take)
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